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Subject: Re: New IDE codes in 2.5.64-ac3
From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: Osamu Tomita <tomita@cinet.co.jp>
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On Sun, 2003-03-09 at 02:16, Osamu Tomita wrote:
> My PC98 box doesn't boot 2.5.64-ac3.
> After print "ide-default: hdd: Failed to register the driver with ide.c"
> forced to panic.
> "hdd" is not connected my box.
> IMHO We need status meaning 'supported by the driver but drive not present'.
> Or this problem is PC98 specific?

Every device registered should now have a driver in all situations. The 
panic sounds like the pc98 ide might be using ata_attach() directly or
indirectly on a non existant disk. That would upset things

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